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Econ Really is for Lovers
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to explain how I named this website and, more importantly, why I think economics is for lovers. The Birth of econisforlovers.com When I found my name was already taken for a web domain, Sara Aldworth, director of marketing...
New Strategies for a New Year
A quick Google search will reveal that, you’re not alone if you struggle to keep New Year’s resolutions. Many statistics suggest, most people do. For my friends in education, how about those new school-year resolutions? <Ouch.> Even worse? After launching...
It Matters What Our Freedom Is For
In 2020, I’ve committed to completing a chronological reading of the Bible. Today I came to the Passover and the final plague of many called down upon Egypt. I was familiar with the Biblical account, but for some reason this week as I read it again, the words God...
What is Economics?
This is the first in a series that defines economics as a discipline, addressing common misconceptions along the way.
Taxpayer Subsidized Workforce Development is a Lemon
Note: This article first appeared in The Detroit News on July 13, 2019 and later the blog of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. It is based on the more extensive report "Workforce Development in Michigan" published in May 2019 by the Mackinac Center.
